Language

Biak

Biak is a language in the Austronesian family spoken in Indonesia.

New Testament

Scripture in Biak

The New Testament is reported in Biak.

From the Every Language research atlas and its sources. “No known Scripture” means none is recorded in those sources, not that none exists.

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Where Biak is spoken

  • Indonesia

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About Biak

Language family
Austronesian
ISO 639-3 code
bhw
Glottocode
biak1248
Also known as
Biak: Penasifu

Dialects and varieties 33

Each variety shows Scripture recorded for that exact variety; it may differ from Biak as a whole.

  • AriomNo known Scripture
  • Biak-Numfor GroupNo known Scripture
  • Biak-Numfor Group: BosnikNo known Scripture
  • Bo'oNo known Scripture
  • DwarNo known Scripture
  • FairiNo known Scripture
  • JenuresNo known Scripture
  • KamerNo known Scripture
  • KoridoNo known Scripture
  • KorimNo known Scripture
  • MandusirNo known Scripture
  • MapiaNo known Scripture
  • Mios NumNo known Scripture
  • MofuNo known Scripture
  • MonoarfuNo known Scripture
  • OpifNo known Scripture
  • PadoaNo known Scripture
  • PenasifuNo known Scripture
  • RumberponNo known Scripture
  • SamberiNo known Scripture
  • SamporiNo known Scripture
  • SorNo known Scripture
  • Sor (Papua, Indonesia)No known Scripture
  • SorendidoriNo known Scripture
  • SoridoNo known Scripture
  • SundeiNo known Scripture
  • VogelkopNo known Scripture
  • WadibuNo known Scripture
  • WardoNo known Scripture
  • WariNo known Scripture
  • Wari (Indonesia)No known Scripture
  • WarsaNo known Scripture
  • YobiNo known Scripture

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Sources

  • DIALECTS source registryDIALECTS research collection · Each original source retains its own terms
  • GlottologHammarström, Forkel, Haspelmath & Bank, Glottolog 5.3 · CC BY 4.0
  • Data provided by Joshua ProjectData provided by Joshua Project · Noncommercial missions research and educational use
  • Every Language mapEvery Language and its attributed source providers · Owner-authorized publication; upstream terms retained

Atlas data as of 2026-09-05. Joshua Project data is used with permission for noncommercial ministry research and education. Glottolog data: CC BY 4.0.